Update on the Eastport Saga
by James Fallows
An update on “the never-say-die small city of Eastport, Maine.” (Read it here.)
Category Archives: Arts
Old City, Old Buildings, New Life
Old City, Old Buildings, New Life
by Deborah Fallows
An art museum with a long history reinvents itself with passion and an entrepreneurial spirit. (Read it here.)
Little Town, Big Art
by Deborah Fallows
“The arts” might seem a frill or nicety. In Eastport, Maine, they’ve been at the center of economic and civic plans and have helped the little city “punch above its weight.”
(Read it here.)
A Carnegie Legacy in Dodge City
A Carnegie Legacy in Dodge City
by Deborah Fallows
Synergy of arts and civic life in a Kansas town. (Read it here.)
Language as Art in Pittsburgh
Listening to Montana
by Deborah Fallows
In Chester, Montana, a world away from city life inspires an artist’s music. (Read it here.)
Creating California’s New Bohemia — in an Unexpected Locale
Creating California’s New Bohemia — in an Unexpected Locale
by James Fallows
“It’s a great time to be an artist in Fresno.” This is a possibility I had never considered before visiting. And now … (Read it here.)
Ajo, Arizona: Oasis in the Desert
Ajo, Arizona: Oasis in the Desert
by Deborah Fallows
How a city with century-old “good bones” tries to reinvent itself. (Read it here.)
How the Arts Drive Pittsburgh’s Revitalization
How the Arts Drive Pittsburgh’s Revitalization 
by John Tierney
The role of the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, founded by a wealthy band of visionaries 30 years ago, is central—but hard to replicate. (Read it here.)
Ingredients of a Better City: How Arts Play Their Part
Ingredients of a Better City: How Arts Play Their Part
Photo by Jessica Phelps
by James Fallows
A soft-power approach to hard economic and social problems (Read it here.)
American Futures 